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there are jobs in the economy for people to see. if state and local governments cut back, when you do it in a period of time when many unemployed people for a -- you make the unemployment problem worse, and that is where you get into ryan's point. >> ezra action thank you as always. coming on with a doubleheader of smoke watch and budget season -- >> you haven't even heard my opinions on the smoke. >> and sorry that it didn't happen in this segment. we invite you back. until we get the smoke and a grand bargain. thank you, my friend, for your time and opinion. >>> after the break, brooklyn is probably not the first place that comes to minute, and that's probably why reince priebus found himself in kings county. we'll have that next on "now." mom always got good nutrition to taste great. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ mal
there are jobs in the economy for people to see. if state and local governments cut back, when you do it in a period of time when many unemployed people for a -- you make the unemployment problem worse, and that is where you get into ryan's point. >> ezra action thank you as always. coming on with a doubleheader of smoke watch and budget season -- >> you haven't even heard my opinions on the smoke. >> and sorry that it didn't happen in this segment. we invite you back. until...
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the reason food stamp rolls we want up is because the economy went so far down, and so many people lost their jobs and incomes. unfortunately, much of our safety net hasn't been working in that counter way. yes, the fact that calories are very cheap is a problem that this book deals with very effectively, but the issue of food stamps as a safety net program has to be one that we protect. >> in terms of the quote that we let in from the book, the notion that those who are on food stamps are the ones that could probably make the most effective argument for food stamps, but they are literally scraping by, and so the dialogue is missing those voices, and has been fairly unmanufacturetive at best. >> i think that's the key thing to focus on. the fact that people involved here, particularly children, are not only vulnerable, but they are voiceless, right, because this is a solvable problem. we're not talking about syria or sudan or sequestration. we're talking about the wealthiest, most abundant country in the world. this is a solvable problem, but there's been a lack of political will. hopef
the reason food stamp rolls we want up is because the economy went so far down, and so many people lost their jobs and incomes. unfortunately, much of our safety net hasn't been working in that counter way. yes, the fact that calories are very cheap is a problem that this book deals with very effectively, but the issue of food stamps as a safety net program has to be one that we protect. >> in terms of the quote that we let in from the book, the notion that those who are on food stamps...
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could the economy stand that. this is an idea where the republicans are saying, no, let's get this passed so we can continue to fight to get more leverage from the government. but there's no clear path, if there's a clear path, it's on extending the debt limit. it's not on the shutdown. everything has gone nowhere. if in fact they're a true house gop, they want to have big time negotiations with ryan, camp, boehner, those aren't going to happen within a week, those take a long time. if the government shutdown continues to be a by-product of that and the citizenry accept that, these are questions that a lot of members of congress have. which means at some point if this continues to go on long term it wouldn't be shocking if you saw some of those midwestern, coastal republicans saying enough from the government. >> it's jonathan capehart, i want to make sure i heard you correctly, did you say as part of this republican deal it would stipulate that the treasury could not use extraordinary measures si s six weeks -- l
could the economy stand that. this is an idea where the republicans are saying, no, let's get this passed so we can continue to fight to get more leverage from the government. but there's no clear path, if there's a clear path, it's on extending the debt limit. it's not on the shutdown. everything has gone nowhere. if in fact they're a true house gop, they want to have big time negotiations with ryan, camp, boehner, those aren't going to happen within a week, those take a long time. if the...
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they invest in the economy. they pay taxes. we talk about them as if they're this group of people who come down from another planet every once in a while and spend time. i like the business community for a singular reason. they employ people. they're small business people. they're big business people. there are those that do things we don't like, and there many, many we do things that we do like. it's calculated on the part of what andrew said, to andrew's point that the sequester will probably take effect, and they're counting on between march 1st and march 27th the pain that we all anticipate being so great that it will force congress to do their job. i don't blame the business community for factoring in, trying to protect and trying to insure that they can do business going forward. the markets suggest that they have adjusted in many ways. do i detest them for doing that? by no means. what i'm most upset with is washington. if you are a pedestrian watching, this is the same conversation that took place on election day to dec
they invest in the economy. they pay taxes. we talk about them as if they're this group of people who come down from another planet every once in a while and spend time. i like the business community for a singular reason. they employ people. they're small business people. they're big business people. there are those that do things we don't like, and there many, many we do things that we do like. it's calculated on the part of what andrew said, to andrew's point that the sequester will probably...
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economy to the verge of catastrophe. >> correct. >> jake, one last question. tom coburn, do people listen to what he has to say. he said the other day, toif say this, there is no comedy with harry reid. i think he's an absolute a hole. for those of us who watch washington politics are sort of sad and see these as gray, dark days, that seems like a new low. is that par for the course? >> i can't speak of what most think of harry reid or tom coburn's relationship with him but i'll be safe and say there's a deep level of distrust which is evident in those kbhents. >> i think he's an absolute a hole. "politico's" jake sherman. thanks for your time. >>> coming up as communities mark one-year anniversary of superstorm sandy, there are many signs of recovery along the east coast, but there are plenty of structural, financial and emotional damage that remains. we will go live to one of the hardest-hit areas coming up next. let bing find the photos you've been gathering in the cloud, the music you've been collecting on your device, and all the places you've been dreami
economy to the verge of catastrophe. >> correct. >> jake, one last question. tom coburn, do people listen to what he has to say. he said the other day, toif say this, there is no comedy with harry reid. i think he's an absolute a hole. for those of us who watch washington politics are sort of sad and see these as gray, dark days, that seems like a new low. is that par for the course? >> i can't speak of what most think of harry reid or tom coburn's relationship with him but...
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it's reforming a massive part of the american economy, fixing the american economy. it's incredibly hard. if we can't -- if the president can't make the website work, if he can't catch up on the signup numbers, it is going to discredit not just the idea of health care reform but the idea that government is capable of doing big things. that's why with respect to my friend howard, i don't think this is about explaining it better, wageing a better story, having a war room, it's about execution. this is a flop. it was sabotaged not by its opponents but by well meaning supporters. they have to get it working. whether the deadline is 30 days or 60 days or 90 days, i'm not sure. i think there will be -- if it is made to work, people will possibly look back on this period and say, it was a big deal. it was rocky. >> robert, "the new york times" editorial had a scathing editorial this morning which basically says in the interim as republicans mirthfully watched the botched rollout, they have gotten basically a pass on immigration reform, highly controversial stance stripping
it's reforming a massive part of the american economy, fixing the american economy. it's incredibly hard. if we can't -- if the president can't make the website work, if he can't catch up on the signup numbers, it is going to discredit not just the idea of health care reform but the idea that government is capable of doing big things. that's why with respect to my friend howard, i don't think this is about explaining it better, wageing a better story, having a war room, it's about execution....
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luke made a good point how these go into the economy. one thing republicans do get you take taxes they take money and spend it. that's one fundamental way tax cuts help the economy. it is the exact same mechanism behind unemployment insurance. exact same way as tax cuts getting money to spend. no economic theory, same economic theory that under lies priced economic policies just gets wiped away when it comes to the conflict with debt and deficit reduction. not even there, not allow it to be extended when paired with a tax increase. >> of course that's tied to the fact that there's also belief that the rich who get those tax cuts are more moral than the poor. ezra klein, thank you. >>> coming up, now that they can't use the filibuster to stop president obama's nominees, the grand old party resorted to schaar aids to stall appointments. harry reid is having none of it. we'll discuss the all-nighter. continuing to watch the house floor where members are expected to debate ryan murray budget. we'll have an update on that after the break. [ f
luke made a good point how these go into the economy. one thing republicans do get you take taxes they take money and spend it. that's one fundamental way tax cuts help the economy. it is the exact same mechanism behind unemployment insurance. exact same way as tax cuts getting money to spend. no economic theory, same economic theory that under lies priced economic policies just gets wiped away when it comes to the conflict with debt and deficit reduction. not even there, not allow it to be...
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. >> some members pushed for the shutdown say they were doing it to save the american economy. but nothing has done more to undermine our economy the past three years that the kind of tactics that create these manufactured crisis. >> while members of the gop spent their final days in battle attempting to kneecap staffers in their own congressional offices, this morning president obama did the very opposite. >> i've got a simple message for all the dedicated and patriotic workers who either worked without pay or forced off the job without pay these past few weeks, including most of my own staff, thank you. thanks for your service. welcome back. what you do is important. it matters. >> so with crisis momentarily averted, the president outlined three areas of focus. >> passing a budget, immigration reform, farm bill. those are three specific things that would make a huge difference in our economy right now. >> at the top of that list, those charged with the task paul ryan and patty murray have begun talking and are hoping for the best. >> i want to have a bunl agreement that gets
. >> some members pushed for the shutdown say they were doing it to save the american economy. but nothing has done more to undermine our economy the past three years that the kind of tactics that create these manufactured crisis. >> while members of the gop spent their final days in battle attempting to kneecap staffers in their own congressional offices, this morning president obama did the very opposite. >> i've got a simple message for all the dedicated and patriotic...
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we're coming out of a terrible economy. hopefully it will be getting better soon if the republicans don't shut the government down. in the meantime we need to make sure people in this country have enough to eat. what was sad about the vote. ending hunger used to be a bipartisan issue. think of bob doll and mcgovern came together and strengthened the s.n.a.p. program, back then food stamps. there's a great bipartisan tradition here. the republicans yesterday blew all this up. this has become a very partisan issue from their point of view and it was a rotten thing to do to poor poem. >> ideological, if about cost-cutting what about farm subsidies. goa found recipients at 2300 farms had grown no crops at all for the past five years. if you want to cut costs, why not take some of the fat from there. >> that's a good point. there are savings to be had in these excessive farm subsidies as well as crop insurance. we read every day about new examples of fraud and abuse. this is more than that. this is an ideological issue, i think,
we're coming out of a terrible economy. hopefully it will be getting better soon if the republicans don't shut the government down. in the meantime we need to make sure people in this country have enough to eat. what was sad about the vote. ending hunger used to be a bipartisan issue. think of bob doll and mcgovern came together and strengthened the s.n.a.p. program, back then food stamps. there's a great bipartisan tradition here. the republicans yesterday blew all this up. this has become a...
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a balanced budget will save the economy. the rallying behind the paul ryan plan. a budget that slashes spending by $4.6 trillion, 68% of which comes from programs for the poor. and for working-class americans. ryan's budget promises to balance the books in just ten years. roughly three times as fast as the budget he released a year ago and which was adopted by the romney campaign. but jonathan chait repinds us that paul ryan didn't always buy into this anti-deficit message. in fact he argued for quite the opposite. chait writes, he began as a disciple of jack kemp. ryan was a leader of the wing of republicans demanding that bush increase the deficit even more. he castigated bush's tax cuts as far too small. that's right. ryan once believed that his party didn't take on enough debt. ryan said during bush's first term quote, they fear increases in the debt and they were overlooking issues of growth, opportunity and free markets. in fact, republicans didn't used to be the party of deficit cutting at all. this graph shows the federal debt as a percentage of gdp. you c
a balanced budget will save the economy. the rallying behind the paul ryan plan. a budget that slashes spending by $4.6 trillion, 68% of which comes from programs for the poor. and for working-class americans. ryan's budget promises to balance the books in just ten years. roughly three times as fast as the budget he released a year ago and which was adopted by the romney campaign. but jonathan chait repinds us that paul ryan didn't always buy into this anti-deficit message. in fact he argued...
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it's good for our economy, it's good for our national security, it's good for our people and we should do it this year. >>> despite gridlock president obama urged members of congress to work together. >> obviously because something is smart and fair and good for the economy, fiscally responsible, supported by business and labor and evangelical community and many democrats and many republicans, that does not mean it will actually get done. this is washington after all. lets not wait. it doesn't get easier. to just put it off. lets do it now, lets don't delay. lets get it done and lets do it in a bipartisan fashion. >> no matter how loud the call of reform, the din of health care remains at such a high volume hearing anything but may be impossible. after weeks of glitches, failures, the pressure ramped up yesterday when a handful of democratic senators began drafting a bill to delay the heart of the act, individual mandate, gives individuals time to sign up for coverage before penalties kick you in but does not come without political cost. the white house is pushing back on delay. in the
it's good for our economy, it's good for our national security, it's good for our people and we should do it this year. >>> despite gridlock president obama urged members of congress to work together. >> obviously because something is smart and fair and good for the economy, fiscally responsible, supported by business and labor and evangelical community and many democrats and many republicans, that does not mean it will actually get done. this is washington after all. lets not...
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you think to yourself, now, what's your argument going to be in terms of how you can stimulate the economy as you have unemployed people. those numbers are going to grow. >> gerrymandering was mentioned earlier. one thing after the 2010 election was the house republicans became more rural and white. all the people live in urban america but all the political power right now is in white rural america. >> they've created a midterm electorate -- >> geopolitical calculation. who lives in urban america. hmm, i wonder all you say is urban. who's urban radio? it's not miley cyrus. it's her twerking. the point is, who's twerking here and who's getting twerked? the reality is that we know, again, people of color are disproportionately aggregated in these areas, congregated. and the unemployment, that's the beauty of the biscotti example in "the washington post." let's put a white face on what is essentially a problem of american citizens that happens to disproportionately affect latinos and african-americans. it may start in those communities but it's creeping up the ibm ladder to you. >> while we'r
you think to yourself, now, what's your argument going to be in terms of how you can stimulate the economy as you have unemployed people. those numbers are going to grow. >> gerrymandering was mentioned earlier. one thing after the 2010 election was the house republicans became more rural and white. all the people live in urban america but all the political power right now is in white rural america. >> they've created a midterm electorate -- >> geopolitical calculation. who...
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this economy is moving in the right direction. >> james, let me ask you a question. i think to a certain degree -- look, blame can go around on both sides of the aisle. but two some degree there's a false equivalency that house democrats and house republicans are equal in their ideological position, right? i want to read a quote from ezra klein who has a great analysis of this. while the house progressives fantasy land no compromise effort, ryan's fantasy land no compromise effort is the official position of most every republican. house progressives don't need to learn how to compromise, but the house republicans do need to learn to compromise and there's not much evidence they're there yet. >> and if you read david brooks' column had in "the new york times," the big effort to equate that with the sort of mainstream position. the president has already said that he was open to cutting medicare. i don't know why. but he is. he's open to all of these things. and we just try to pretend like they don't happen. because after all, it's an either/or thing, maybe we need more
this economy is moving in the right direction. >> james, let me ask you a question. i think to a certain degree -- look, blame can go around on both sides of the aisle. but two some degree there's a false equivalency that house democrats and house republicans are equal in their ideological position, right? i want to read a quote from ezra klein who has a great analysis of this. while the house progressives fantasy land no compromise effort, ryan's fantasy land no compromise effort is the...
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economy? ? i mean, there are lots of perilous things that will kick into place. >> in the short-term, sadly, perversely not so bad. >> right. >> i don't think it's going to have a huge impact on -- short-term. the question is it's a long-term thing, and that's two, three, four, five, ten years out, and that's what you are fighting against. yeah, short-term, i don't think anyone will care. >> nobody goes to fish to decide -- >> why do they rate treasuries? go, fitch. go away, s&p. we know what the interest rates are. that's how people think of debt. >> what we are capable of, and are we -- >> pa what our standing should be and what our rating should be. there's no question. i don't think in the short-term we have any -- and, sadly, that gives no cover to anybody in washington on this issue. >> it does not. well, we will certainly be discussing this in the days ahead. after the break, one of the most glaring examples of what colin powell calls the gop's identity problem is its stance on immigratio
economy? ? i mean, there are lots of perilous things that will kick into place. >> in the short-term, sadly, perversely not so bad. >> right. >> i don't think it's going to have a huge impact on -- short-term. the question is it's a long-term thing, and that's two, three, four, five, ten years out, and that's what you are fighting against. yeah, short-term, i don't think anyone will care. >> nobody goes to fish to decide -- >> why do they rate treasuries? go,...
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but our problem is the economy and jobs, that's where the president started. even democrats have managed to get on to this playing field where and the media and the beltway, everyone in washington agrees, we've got to talk about deficits and debt all the time. and it drives me crazy. the other thing that drives me crazy and i don't understand is why do republicans still think that it's okay to still be litigating a woman's right to choose and planned parent hootd and all this other stuff that doesn't help them. i don't even get it at this point i just don't get it. >> governor you are very involved with the campaign to fix the debt and i think that there is also a half-truth out there that democrats somehow don't realize that down the road, we acknowledge something needs to happen vis-a-vis the social safety net, whether turning it into a voucher program or block grant to the states, is another matter. there's not a lack of recognition about the path that we are on. the timeline and the heens to the end are i think what is at the heart of the debate. >> i thin
but our problem is the economy and jobs, that's where the president started. even democrats have managed to get on to this playing field where and the media and the beltway, everyone in washington agrees, we've got to talk about deficits and debt all the time. and it drives me crazy. the other thing that drives me crazy and i don't understand is why do republicans still think that it's okay to still be litigating a woman's right to choose and planned parent hootd and all this other stuff that...
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and the world economy to flourish is lost on a lot of the new members, is lost on a lot of folks in the house republican congress. hence, you have the divide between the establishment people that get the ear of wall street and do not want to play games with this and the folks that realize they want to turn down the debt. >> those folks, like the -- some of the folks that are profiled in politico are getting money from -- there are other outside 501 c 3 and 4 organizations that -- ryan, in terms of the president's statement about not playing ball on the debt ceiling, part of me -- i don't know whether there is a part of me that would be in a football stadium with body paint on or not, hopes he does that and says, you know what, you guys barely do anything. why don't you try and do your job, and if you can't get your act together on this, then you can continue to have the terrible ratings and worry about getting primaried in 2014. >> he is awfully committed to this idea that he is not going to negotiate on this debt ceiling at all whatsoever. forget about it. i think republicans who t
and the world economy to flourish is lost on a lot of the new members, is lost on a lot of folks in the house republican congress. hence, you have the divide between the establishment people that get the ear of wall street and do not want to play games with this and the folks that realize they want to turn down the debt. >> those folks, like the -- some of the folks that are profiled in politico are getting money from -- there are other outside 501 c 3 and 4 organizations that -- ryan, in...
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was percolating along and the economy was doing well, i would still be grousing about everything that we've been groutsing about but it wouldn't be the kind of self-inflicted wounds. something you said resonated a lot which was at this time. to be inflicting wounds, whether it's a debt ceiling threat, government shutdown, at the time when we need a functional government in the lives of working families is particularly egregious. >> i never thought i would say this but everyone in the republican party should listen to mitt romney and not should down the government. now we're going to break. >>> liz cheney is treading in some deep wyoming water for something voters take far more seriously than, say, those in her other home state of virginia. we will discuss fishing license gate just ahead. >>> liz cheney is on the hook, caught in a net and needs to cut bait. we'll discuss the senate candidate's new controversy and other fishing puns. that's next. [ whispering ] uh! i had a nightmare! the house caught fire and we were out on the streets. [ whispering ] shhh. it's only a dream. and we hav
was percolating along and the economy was doing well, i would still be grousing about everything that we've been groutsing about but it wouldn't be the kind of self-inflicted wounds. something you said resonated a lot which was at this time. to be inflicting wounds, whether it's a debt ceiling threat, government shutdown, at the time when we need a functional government in the lives of working families is particularly egregious. >> i never thought i would say this but everyone in the...
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economy. those are the jobs we need to raise wages for. >> jack brings up an important point, seven out of ten growth occupyings through 2020 are low-wage jobs. this the american job market. the president has supported this, we have a lot of democrats who have come out and supported thchl i think it is much harder, actually, for conservatives to dismiss the minimum wage in the way they dismiss other parts of the social safety net. this is not an entitlement program. there's economic stimulus. i think this puts conservatives in a tough position. >> it does put republicans in a tough position. majority of republicans think this is a good idea. the president talked beauty this yesterday. he's been talking about this for as long as he's been in public life. how is it we get more hone into the hands of working americans so we can grow the economy with people actually going out and working every day and building the economy with their hands and their brains. the next challenge for the democrats, how
economy. those are the jobs we need to raise wages for. >> jack brings up an important point, seven out of ten growth occupyings through 2020 are low-wage jobs. this the american job market. the president has supported this, we have a lot of democrats who have come out and supported thchl i think it is much harder, actually, for conservatives to dismiss the minimum wage in the way they dismiss other parts of the social safety net. this is not an entitlement program. there's economic...
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there's a lot of unused productive capacity in the economy. there is disagreement over whether you could continue to run the deficits. so, you know -- i don't want to say there's no disagreement. people do disagree over this, and that's the problem that washington hat right now. everyone says we have to cut, we have to cut. that's the problem with the murray budget. it goes way too far toward the republicans. if unfortunate the sharp debate that schumer is talking about, debate the progressive budget, which actually adds spending and stimulus against the ryan plan. >> we haven't cut spending, have we? seriously. can we at least try that and see whether or not all of this -- but that's not cutting spending. you're still spending the money, judd forestalling where you will make the payment. >> it's still growing. >> spending in this country is still growing. it's a contingent and sane argument to make that we need to address it from that side first. we gave you the $600 billion in new taxes, you want more, you want more spending. >> paul ryan we
there's a lot of unused productive capacity in the economy. there is disagreement over whether you could continue to run the deficits. so, you know -- i don't want to say there's no disagreement. people do disagree over this, and that's the problem that washington hat right now. everyone says we have to cut, we have to cut. that's the problem with the murray budget. it goes way too far toward the republicans. if unfortunate the sharp debate that schumer is talking about, debate the progressive...
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in an economy is not ruined by debt alone. this is paul ryan's third budget and two years after his first, the fundamental fight over values has not changed. president obama outlined the contrast in 2011 with paul ryan in the audience. >> this vision is less about reducing the deficit than it is about changing the basic social contract in america. i don't think there's anything courageous about asking for sacrifice from those who can least afford it that's not a vision of the america i know. >> unfortunately republicans refuse to accept that america has already ruled on this issue. e.j. dion writes that the 2012 elections ought to have settled these issues, it takes nerve to dismiss the results of an election that ryan himself called a referendum. the ryan budgets are feeling like a cheap ripoff of "groundhog day." >> i think the american public decided not to watch the end of it in november. they sent a clear message that they wanted something different than this romney/ryan proposal. that hurts americans. >> joining us now f
in an economy is not ruined by debt alone. this is paul ryan's third budget and two years after his first, the fundamental fight over values has not changed. president obama outlined the contrast in 2011 with paul ryan in the audience. >> this vision is less about reducing the deficit than it is about changing the basic social contract in america. i don't think there's anything courageous about asking for sacrifice from those who can least afford it that's not a vision of the america i...
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they want to see problems addressed, particular loin the economy but also other issues. i think to boast you're successfully slowing down the process and blocking progress is not a winning strategy no matter how many times you flash a victory sign. >> is there some small, tiny nugget of truth in the sense that the republicans have been on message this entire time, for the most part, and we're talking about field goals or goalposts, i am not a sports person, goalposts here, the republicans have rallied around the ryan budget which is controversial and draconian. at the same time, democrats have moved to the middle and said they will compromise on entitlement programs, and you have a house budget which would be a much tougher negotiating position for the president were he to adopt it. is he making a mistake? >> there's a process. the house adopts a budget, the senate adopts a budget. both have done that now and negotiations begin. there is room for symbolism but the question is, what can you accomplish? what we need to do -- i really think that the question that has to be
they want to see problems addressed, particular loin the economy but also other issues. i think to boast you're successfully slowing down the process and blocking progress is not a winning strategy no matter how many times you flash a victory sign. >> is there some small, tiny nugget of truth in the sense that the republicans have been on message this entire time, for the most part, and we're talking about field goals or goalposts, i am not a sports person, goalposts here, the republicans...
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ignore these warnings, and as a result you have put our entire health care system and one-sixth of our economy in jeopardy. i repeat my request for you to resign. >> for their part, democrats railed against the problems in the country's existing health care system and emphasized the expanded coverage available under the new law. indeed, the fixation on glitches, dropped plans, and collective rate shock -- the news media has a natural attraction to bad news over good. millions set to gain low-cost insurance is a less attractive story than florida woman facing higher costs. rate shock is a middle-class problem, so it gets lots of attention, notes kevin drum. and as "the new york times" notes, who is talking about the fact that 7 million americans are eligible for free policies? a new study finds that 5 million 06 million people who are uninsured will qualify for subsidies that will be greater than the cost of the cheapest silver or bronze plan. that's not even counting the millions of americans who will now qualify for medicaid. on that note, president obama heads to texas this afternoon where h
ignore these warnings, and as a result you have put our entire health care system and one-sixth of our economy in jeopardy. i repeat my request for you to resign. >> for their part, democrats railed against the problems in the country's existing health care system and emphasized the expanded coverage available under the new law. indeed, the fixation on glitches, dropped plans, and collective rate shock -- the news media has a natural attraction to bad news over good. millions set to gain...
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by giving families stability and protecting them from tax hikes our budget will promote a healthier economy and create jobs. our budget will reignite the american dream. the idea that anyone can make it in this country. you read that and then you hear what ezra is is saying, about 60% of the cuts affecting the poor and the low income in america. and i don't understand how it all adds up. what part of that fosters the american dream. >> i think his op-ed could have been a lot shorter if he would have just wrote, are there no work houses, are there no prisons? go after the poor. keep all the cuts to obama care which you say you hate. cheating off the president's work. he wants to make just these draconian, cruel cuts to programs for the poor and he's got an obsession. every time paul ryan puts out proposals they go after the most vulnerable. they go after the elderly poor and the nonelderly poor that seems to be his only big idea. but i don't believe for one instant that it's about deficit reduction. i don't believe for one instant it's about government spending this is a guy who voted for t.
by giving families stability and protecting them from tax hikes our budget will promote a healthier economy and create jobs. our budget will reignite the american dream. the idea that anyone can make it in this country. you read that and then you hear what ezra is is saying, about 60% of the cuts affecting the poor and the low income in america. and i don't understand how it all adds up. what part of that fosters the american dream. >> i think his op-ed could have been a lot shorter if he...
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government costs the economy $160 million every workday. we passed the $2 billion mark on october 9th. on friday goldman sachs chief economist predicted the shutdown would cut economic growth by a fifth this quarter alone. a shutdown also increases the deficit. the government estimates the twin shutdowns of 1995 and 1996 cost the government $1.4 billion. according it macroeconomic advisers an estimated 900,000 jobs lost through budgetary crisis through the dawn of republican led fiscal brinksmanship in 2010 for a party that continually celebrates its concern for job creation and fiscal prudence, the reckless behavior in congress would be a public and painful lesson in hypocrisy. joining us from capitol hill is cnbc's a man javers. from that introduce y electroyow i feel. how republicans are behaving, no closer to a deal 48 hours out. is there going to be some kind of panic? >> absolutely. wall street wants to see this thing resolved. as of morning markets are fairly copacetic bearing this wrinkle we had today to some extent. we're already s
government costs the economy $160 million every workday. we passed the $2 billion mark on october 9th. on friday goldman sachs chief economist predicted the shutdown would cut economic growth by a fifth this quarter alone. a shutdown also increases the deficit. the government estimates the twin shutdowns of 1995 and 1996 cost the government $1.4 billion. according it macroeconomic advisers an estimated 900,000 jobs lost through budgetary crisis through the dawn of republican led fiscal...
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economy unless they got their way. i think he came committed. he's been saying this six or eight months. he will not negotiate over the debt limit nor should he. >> i want to bring in the panel here. the government shutdown is one piece, the debt ceiling seems to be another. as joy pointed out in the last segment there's now equivocation in republican circles, maybe not that bad, debt ceiling breach is not as bad as default, we have different ideas and opinions around this. that would zoom to suggest certain members of the right wing are ready to default. i guess the question is bloomberg makes a point, chris writes if x day comes and there's no deals democrats will have to choose between that and even worse outcome of economic mess. he basically argues they will have to relent. >> when speaker boehner said we're not going to let the country default, clearly what he meant was we're not going to let the country default. if we default, we'll blame the other side. i'm less confident we're not willing to go over the cliff on this. it's been an amazi
economy unless they got their way. i think he came committed. he's been saying this six or eight months. he will not negotiate over the debt limit nor should he. >> i want to bring in the panel here. the government shutdown is one piece, the debt ceiling seems to be another. as joy pointed out in the last segment there's now equivocation in republican circles, maybe not that bad, debt ceiling breach is not as bad as default, we have different ideas and opinions around this. that would...
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i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. ready to plan for your future? we'll help you get there. i had pain in my abdomen... it just wouldn't go away.thing. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> right now on andrea michelle reports, putin's ploy. secretary john kerry is about to meet with russia's foreign ministe
i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. ready to plan for your future? we'll help you get there. i had pain in my abdomen... it just wouldn't go away.thing. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic...
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our economy again, wen we succeed, america will succeed better. in our economy, were academic life and certainly in the political process. >> what shocks me about this platform we're talking about, three pillars of economic agenda for women. pay, work and family balance, child care. these shouldn't be partisan issues. every man in congress had or has a mother that had to in some way deal with these issues. do you ever say to speaker boehner, you have a mom, came from a big catholic family in ohio, you understand the importance of family planning. do you ever engage as humans -- >> no, i don't talk to him about what his mother and his family did because that's up to them. i do ask them more broadly, do your children breathe air, drink water? they are very much against almost every day here we'll be voting for something that degrades the water we drink, the air we breathe, the food safety issues that relate to the health of children. i think that every family says, you know, i want to do the best for my family, the best i can do but you can't ensure
our economy again, wen we succeed, america will succeed better. in our economy, were academic life and certainly in the political process. >> what shocks me about this platform we're talking about, three pillars of economic agenda for women. pay, work and family balance, child care. these shouldn't be partisan issues. every man in congress had or has a mother that had to in some way deal with these issues. do you ever say to speaker boehner, you have a mom, came from a big catholic family...
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what that's really telling us, what the president is really saying, a working economy is one in which people who work can take care of their families. that's not what's happening right now. >> the president has been accused of being some sort of socialist and trying to redistribute economics. but if you look at what has happened, the average ceo earns 273 times the average -- what the average worker makes. in 1960 that ratio was 20-1, as opposed to 273-1. in 2010, 93% of income gains went to the top 3%. any economist would say that's not a sustainable model. >> you have growing social inequality. my view is it makes everybody unhappy including the rich. even conservative republicans when you get them in some kind of reasonable conversation -- >> in a quiet back room. >> -- in a quiet back room, tend to agree this is a problem for the country. the difference is republicans, as a matter of policy, don't actually want to do anything about it but i think democrats on the other side have very limited ideas about what to do about it. so raising the minimum wage, the minimum wage should keep
what that's really telling us, what the president is really saying, a working economy is one in which people who work can take care of their families. that's not what's happening right now. >> the president has been accused of being some sort of socialist and trying to redistribute economics. but if you look at what has happened, the average ceo earns 273 times the average -- what the average worker makes. in 1960 that ratio was 20-1, as opposed to 273-1. in 2010, 93% of income gains went...
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it's good for the economy as always. so those are four common sense steps that we can take right now to strengthen manufacturing in america. there's no magic bullet here. it's just some common sense stuff. people still have to work hard. companies like linamar still have to make good products, but the point is, if we can just do a few things then over time, what happens is, we start rebuilding our manufacturing base in a way that strengthens our economy as a hole. now, i'm doing what i can, just through administrative action, but i need congress to help. i need congress to do their part. i need congress to do their part. i need congress to take up these initiatives. because we've come too far, we've worked too hard to turn back now. you think about all this city and all of you have been through in the last few years. think about folks like jeff growl. now, jeff was in the trucking industry for over a decade. two years ago, he got laid off. lost his job as a diesel mechanic. that's a tough thing to go through even though
it's good for the economy as always. so those are four common sense steps that we can take right now to strengthen manufacturing in america. there's no magic bullet here. it's just some common sense stuff. people still have to work hard. companies like linamar still have to make good products, but the point is, if we can just do a few things then over time, what happens is, we start rebuilding our manufacturing base in a way that strengthens our economy as a hole. now, i'm doing what i can,...
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it has hurt our economy. it hurt our national security. i think it's ir refutable sequestration is bad. therefore, you should get an agreement to turn it off. >> senator, i'm going to open this back up to our panel. katrina, i think it's an important question sam skrks the question of sequestration, which has been sidelined and in the process the goalposts have decidedly been moved to the right. this is a strategic question for democrats. >> absolutely. >> how much will they push and how much ground to republicans they don't know despite all that polling whether they want to open the government back up. >> i think you're right the goalposts have been moved. almost paul ryan's numbers have become a centrist number. he's injected this back into this at a time when we thought he was -- we move beyond sequestration into a new grand bargain moment. you're hearing talk of means testing medicare. >> means testing, receiving subsidies from obama care. >> means testing medicare. >> and a grand bargain. >> any time i heard the word "grand bargain" i
it has hurt our economy. it hurt our national security. i think it's ir refutable sequestration is bad. therefore, you should get an agreement to turn it off. >> senator, i'm going to open this back up to our panel. katrina, i think it's an important question sam skrks the question of sequestration, which has been sidelined and in the process the goalposts have decidedly been moved to the right. this is a strategic question for democrats. >> absolutely. >> how much will they...
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even as this has been a flawed strategy and taking the american economy with it, they continue to move the goal posts in the bigger picture about where this country is going and what our spending priorities are. >> absolutely. we have still got what we anticipate will be about a million jobs that will be created or preserved because of a sequester that made absolutely no sense. i remember being on the show and talking about it like it was the loch ness monster. and we're seeing dozens of elected officials fighting over whether or not someone who is 27 years old can get a tax credit to buy private insurance in a new shopping porthole. that is how radical this is. >> it doesn't end here. luke, before we get to the debt limit fight, which it seems to be going nowhere which is to say looming on the horizon, i want to know what you make of what eric and kevin were doing on friday saying it is incumbent upon the is vulnerable democrats to vote against the funding of obama care including mary landrieu and others. do you think they are vulnerable or is this an effort to punt this over to the d
even as this has been a flawed strategy and taking the american economy with it, they continue to move the goal posts in the bigger picture about where this country is going and what our spending priorities are. >> absolutely. we have still got what we anticipate will be about a million jobs that will be created or preserved because of a sequester that made absolutely no sense. i remember being on the show and talking about it like it was the loch ness monster. and we're seeing dozens of...
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and their economy will be able to start growing again. you know, a country with an advanced nuclear weapons science that's otherwise completely impoverished is in a lot of ways not an influential regional actor. >> like north korea. >> exactly. if iran manages to reintegrate with the global system, that will be a great win for the iranian people and iran as a country but potentially a problem for its neighbors. >> tony, we've heard this comparison to north korea previously. i know there are some distinct differences. for some, it's a very valid comparison in terms of the concerns they have as to whether or not this six-month period is going to yield the results we're hoping for. >> so look, i think the comparison is fundamentally wrong. first of all, north korea already had nuclear weapons when we engaged it. so the challenge was to see if we could stop the advancements program and ultimately roll it back. they've already had nuclear weapons. iran does not. second, the inspections that we're getting, the access we're getting, the monitori
and their economy will be able to start growing again. you know, a country with an advanced nuclear weapons science that's otherwise completely impoverished is in a lot of ways not an influential regional actor. >> like north korea. >> exactly. if iran manages to reintegrate with the global system, that will be a great win for the iranian people and iran as a country but potentially a problem for its neighbors. >> tony, we've heard this comparison to north korea previously. i...
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immigration reform is going to be a good thing for the economy. immigration is a good thing for the economies. there are winners and losers. for lower skilled workers, it's going to be hard. this is why it hasn't been disaggregated before. high skilled immigrants are not controversial. they haven't passed bills to bring in people with ph.d.s precisely because you need to deal with the 10 million problem. >> let me ask you, e.j., in terms of the long lens for the president, if he doesn't get immigration reform passed, how devastating is that for him in terms of anything else he may get done and what are the implications in terms of bipartisan? because we talk a lot about the fever and whether or not it broke. it didn't break. the fact that john mccain and lindsey graham are working with the white house, if you will, and democrats on filibusters would seem to be a point of hope but if immigration reform fails, which is the most substantive piece of legislation we can hope for in the next four years, what are the implications for president and the co
immigration reform is going to be a good thing for the economy. immigration is a good thing for the economies. there are winners and losers. for lower skilled workers, it's going to be hard. this is why it hasn't been disaggregated before. high skilled immigrants are not controversial. they haven't passed bills to bring in people with ph.d.s precisely because you need to deal with the 10 million problem. >> let me ask you, e.j., in terms of the long lens for the president, if he doesn't...
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and under the leadership of the united states, tough sanctions have taken a big bite off the iranian economy. all revenues have fallen. the currency has plummeted. thanks are hard pressed to transfer money. so as a result the regime is under intense pressure from the iranian people to get the sanctions relieved or removed. that's why rouhani got elected in the first place. that's why he launched his charm offensive. he definitely wants to get the sanctions lifted. i guarantee you that. but he doesn't want to give up iranian's -- iran's nuclear weapons program in return. now here is a strategy to achieve this. first smile a lot. smiling never hurts. second, pay lip service to peace, democracy and tolerance. third, offer meaningless concessions in exchange for lifting sanctions. and fourth, and the most important, ensure that iran retains sufficient nuclear material and sufficient nuclear infrastructure to race to the bomb at a time that it chooses to do so. you know why rouhani thinks he can get away with this? i mean, this is a ruse. it's a ploy. why does rouhani think he can get away with i
and under the leadership of the united states, tough sanctions have taken a big bite off the iranian economy. all revenues have fallen. the currency has plummeted. thanks are hard pressed to transfer money. so as a result the regime is under intense pressure from the iranian people to get the sanctions relieved or removed. that's why rouhani got elected in the first place. that's why he launched his charm offensive. he definitely wants to get the sanctions lifted. i guarantee you that. but he...
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he is clearly trying to also can say that he helped save the economy. i mean, let's face it, that's -- if we did go over the cliff, it would have had terrible implications, and that would be have anyone's hands. >> we know he isn't a budget hawk. karen, i want to talk about rubio. i have been skeptical that rubio would run. i have always thought if jeb bush ran, he wouldn't run. then we see things like this. there was this sort of deep profive file in the "new york times" on december 21st, and the title is football, and it's not political. marco rubio burnishing his credentials. this makes me think that maybe he is thinking about it. >> sure. to the point about these votes, if we learned nothing from this last election, we should have learned that it is about what is your narrative, right? these votes, they matter and they don't. they will matter to these guys as candidates if they are part of the narrative whether you are going to call yourself, you know, a budget hawk or you're going to say, i'm compassionate and care about people. whatever it is. the
he is clearly trying to also can say that he helped save the economy. i mean, let's face it, that's -- if we did go over the cliff, it would have had terrible implications, and that would be have anyone's hands. >> we know he isn't a budget hawk. karen, i want to talk about rubio. i have been skeptical that rubio would run. i have always thought if jeb bush ran, he wouldn't run. then we see things like this. there was this sort of deep profive file in the "new york times" on...